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Social media platform Twitter/X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block order by the country’s supreme court.

The X update used cloud services offered by third parties, allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside of the country to reach X, even without a virtual private network, according to Abrint, the Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers.

The number of Brazilians accessing X is unknown, according to Abrint. X did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

“I believe the change was probably intentional. Why would X use a third-party service that ends up being slower than its own?” said Basilio Perez, a board member at Abrint.

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[-] aniki@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 17 hours ago

That's actually fucking hilarious and I'm sure is a badge of honor for Cloudflare.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 32 points 16 hours ago

It shouldn't be tho. Cloudflare is a single business and no single business should EVER have that kind of power over a gov't.

It's Cloudflare's hubris showing in a very unstrategic way ... and I hope Brazil/America/the world calls them on it.

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